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Automorphism groups of ind-varieties of generalized flags
We compute the group of automorphisms of an arbitrary ind-variety of (possibly
isotropic) generalized flags. Such an ind-variety is a homogeneous ind-space for
one of the ind-groups SL(∞), O(∞) or Sp(∞). We show that the respective auto-
morphism groups are much larger than SL(∞), O(∞) or Sp(∞), and present the
answer in terms of Mackey groups. The latter are groups of automorphisms of non-
degenerate pairings of (in general infinite-dimensional) vector spaces. An explicit
matrix form of the automorphism group of an arbitrary ind-variety of generalized
flags is also given. The case of the Sato grassmannian is considered in detail, and its
automorphism group is the projectivization of the connected component of unity in
the group known as Japanese GL(∞).